A. 
Except as provided in § 384-24, only a municipally qualified and licensed plumbing contractor shall construct, install, alter, repair or reconstruct any building sewer or any connection to the service lateral. Before the issuance of any such municipal qualification certification, the plumbing contractor shall:[1]
(1) 
Fill out the questionnaire provided by the Sewer Inspector covering qualifications, insurance carried, work performed and equipment available.
(2) 
Provide certificates of insurance covering each policy required herein, which policies shall designate the Borough as named insured. The certificate of insurance and policies shall contain a provision that, in the event of cancellation, the Borough shall receive notice of such intended cancellation 30 days in advance thereof. Such policy shall be written by a responsible insurance company or companies satisfactory to the Borough and shall include the following:
(a) 
Workers' compensation (statutory).
(b) 
Comprehensive general liability, including bodily injury and property damage.
(c) 
Contractual liability.
(d) 
Hold-harmless coverage and complete operations, $500,000 per person and occurrence.
[1]
Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. II).
B. 
Exclusion for explosion, collapse, underground pipes, telephone wires, etc., (XCU) and all exclusions relating to construction work of the type and character contracted for shall be deleted. Such insurance shall cover, in addition to the Borough, the contractor, any subcontractors or anyone directly or indirectly employed by either of them, together with hold harmless coverage and liability for personal injuries, including wrongful death as well as claims for damages to property, including any legal fees arising out of such claims.
An owner shall be permitted to construct, install, alter, repair or reconstruct any building sewer, but shall not be permitted to make any connection to a service lateral, upon any residential real property in which the owner has an interest, as more fully defined in § 384-1, provided that a qualification certificate therefor shall be first obtained from the Sewer Inspector. Before the issuance of any such qualification certificate, the applicant shall:
A. 
Fill out the questionnaire provided by the Sewer Inspector covering qualifications, insurance carried, work performed and equipment available.
B. 
Provided a certificate of liability insurance written by a responsible insurance company satisfactory to the Borough, including the following coverage:
(1) 
Workers' compensation for any third party or independent subcontractor (statutory).
(2) 
Comprehensive general liability, including bodily injury and property damage, $50,000 per person and occurrence.
In the event of any violation of any provision of this article, the qualification certificate so issued hereunder may be suspended, canceled or revoked by the Sewer Inspector after a hearing granted by the Sewer Inspector to the holder of the certificate, upon five days' notice served at the certificate holder's business or residence as appears on the records of the Division of Water and Sewers. The Sewer Inspector may, following notice and hearing, also revoke any certificate issued through error or obtained by fraud. Any person aggrieved by the action of the Sewer Inspector shall have the right to appeal to the Council by filing a written notice of appeal with the Borough Clerk within 10 days of each action. The Council shall set a hearing within 30 days thereafter and shall either affirm or reverse the decision of the Sewer Inspector.
The Sewer Inspector shall have the right to deny a certificate to an applicant if he finds that the applicant does not possess the necessary qualifications as set forth in the questionnaire or if the applicant fails to comply with any provisions of this article. Any applicant who is denied a certificate by the Sewer Inspector shall have the right to appeal such determination, in writing, to the Council within 10 days. The Council shall set a hearing within 30 days thereafter and shall either affirm or revoke the determination of the Sewer Inspector. If the determination is reversed, the Sewer Inspector shall forthwith issue such qualification certificate, provided that the applicant complies with all other requirements of this article.